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Oceans, like parts of the Pacific, that aren't in the path of these iron-bearing winds develop smaller communities of phytoplankton, the single-celled creatures at the bottom of the ocean's food chain. No phytoplankton, no zooplankton. No zooplankton, no anchovies. No anchovies, no tuna. But an ocean area like the North Atlantic, straight in the path of iron-rich dust from the Sahara Desert, is a green-hued aquatic metropolis. (This has even given rise to an idea to fight global warming that its originator calls the Geritol Solution.

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The other half comes from phytoplankton in the oceans. Unfortunately, both of these sources are being depleted by humanity's destructive habits. The burning of coal and fossil fuels Fig. IV: Smog trapped over Los Angeles releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, thinning the protective ozone layer. An excess of ultraviolet B radiation is allowed through areas of the ozone layer that have become too thin. The ultraviolet B rays infiltrate the ocean and disrupt the phytoplankton's ability to produce oxygen. Moreover, some estimates state at least 100 acres of trees are cut down every minute.

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Oceans, like parts of the Pacific, that aren't in the path of these iron-bearing winds develop smaller communities of phytoplankton, the single-celled creatures at the bottom of the ocean's food chain. No phytoplankton, no zooplankton. No zooplankton, no anchovies. No anchovies, no tuna. But an ocean area like the North Atlantic, straight in the path of iron-rich dust from the Sahara Desert, is a green-hued aquatic metropolis. (This has even given rise to an idea to fight global warming that its originator calls the Geritol Solution.

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Omega-3 fatty acids have been traditionally supplied in the diet by wild cold-water ocean fish (herring, cod, salmon, mackerel, sardines, anchovies, black cod, albacore tuna) whose original food source is at the bottom of the food chain in the form of phytoplankton, said an expert. "If the tissues of ocean deepwater fish did not contain such a large amount of omega-3 fatty acids, they would become stiff and would not survive in the very cold water," said Dr.

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The ultraviolet B rays infiltrate the ocean and disrupt the phytoplankton's ability to produce oxygen. Moreover, some estimates state at least 100 acres of trees are cut down every minute. The loss of forestry further depletes oxygen levels and allows carbon dioxide levels to rise. Exposure to an excess of carbon dioxide prevents red blood cells in the lungs from extracting oxygen to deliver it to vital organs. Oxygen is required to oxidize chemicals and other toxins within the body, which makes it an indispensable part of maintaining a healthy, functional colon.

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Fish eat phytoplankton to obtain omega-3 oils. Plant sources of omega-3 oils are flaxseed, perilla seed, purslane, and to a lesser extent almonds and walnuts. Flax- _.._r._ seed has the highest concentration of omega-3 oil (known as alpha linolenic acid) and the highest concentration of omega-3 over omega-6 oil of any source. Composition of oils Omega-3 Oil Omega-6 Oil Fish oil (salmon) 30% 20% Flaxseed oil 60% 20% were fed a regular diet with or without flaxseed, flax oil or flax lignans. Tumor growth rate was significantly lower in the flaxseed, flax oil and lignans groups.

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JC Plankton, Reefs, and the Undersea "Canaries" mb How do you feel about phytoplankton? You should be a big fan. These microscopic creatures swim around at the bottom of the ocean food chain, and are pretty much the closest thing on the planet to a foundation for life. They feed the ocean's animals. They also produce around half of the oxygen in our atmosphere. But phytoplankton are very sensitive to water temperature—crank up the heat, and they don't feed or breed as well.

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Further information on marine phytoplankton can be found at www.umac-core.com. Stevia Leaf—A Natural Sweetener Stevia rebaudiana, a natural herb native to Paraguay and Brazil is, in its pure form, 200 to 300 times sweeter than sugar and has no harmful side effects. It is almost calorie-free, does not promote tooth cavities since it cannot be ingested by most common bacteria, contains a nutritious array of vitamins and minerals, and has been noted to have benefits for diabetics and hypoglycemics.

Bob Rowe explained that, in his opinion, the nutrition contained in phytoplankton works to repair and regenerate the mitochondria, which are the cell's energy generating components. Healthy mitochondria are keyed to fully utilize sugar and turn it into the energy molecule adenosine triphosphate (atp), which 90% of cell functions depend upon. Sustained energy is fundamental to the health of all body systems. While Dr.

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DISTRIBUTION AND DIVERSITY OF THE HUMAN INTESTINAL MICROFLORA When the word ecosystem comes to mind, most people conjure up images of the rainforest with its myriads of animals, plants, and insects or the oceans teeming with fish, algae, and phytoplankton. Rarely do we think of the ecosystem on our body in the form of bacterial communities residing on the skin, oral cavity, genitals, and GI tract. On average, the human GI tract [i.e., small intestine and large intestine (colon)] is 27 feet long.

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But that changed with the research of Tom Harper, an ocean farmer from Vancouver Island in Canada, who grows phytoplankton in a controlled environment as feed for the shellfish he raises. In 2004, Tom was diagnosed with a rare cancer, called mesothelioma, which is most often associated with exposure to asbestos, and from which virtually no one survives. He was told by his doctors that he had only a few months to live.

More on phytoplankton in chapter 16.)10 Cut, Burn, or Poison It was recently reported that less than 1% of the US National Cancer Institute's budget is allocated to nutritional studies.11 This is disappointing because it is well known that poor nutrition creates chemical imbalances in the body. Time after time, it seems that funding for research and development programs that address the causes of cancer is totally ignored by those in authority positions. Politicians like to use terms such as "declaring war" on diseases.

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An unprecedented rise in nutrient and sediment pollution, most of it from agricultural chemicals linked with global warming, flowing down the Mississippi River causes explosive growth in phytoplankton in the ocean. Photosynthesis initially produces much oxygen near the surface, but when the tiny microorganisms eventually die, they fall to the bottom to be consumed by bacteria, a process that uses up most of the oxygen in the water, especially near the bottom. The hypoxia then suffocates the shrimp, fish, and other aquatic life.

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A test of the theory in 1995 transformed a patch of ocean near the Galapagos Islands from sparkling blue to murky green overnight, as the iron triggered the growth of massive amounts of phytoplankton.) Because iron is so important, most medical research has focused on populations who don't get enough iron. Some doctors and nutritionists have operated under the assumption that more iron can only be better. The food industry currently supplements everything from flour to breakfast cereal to baby formula with iron. You know what they say about too much of a good thing?

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Use marine phytoplankton food concentrate. þBuy cold-processed protein powder, such as hemp, rice, or tocotrienols. Other useful food-form supplements could be: molasses, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, and raw almonds. Periodically, buy and use a probiotic such as acidophilus with bifidus. Work to remove and replace negative emotional causes of physical malfunctions. For chronic conditions that won't respond to anything you've tried, you must aggressively work on detoxifying acids from your body. This is an indication that your pH levels are still significantly out of balance.

While going about his work of raising marine phytoplankton to feed the shellfish, as an experiment, Tom began consuming half a teaspoon of the concentrated microalgae each day along with a drink of water. Within a few weeks he astounded his doctors with his recovery. A subsequent biopsy examination found no malignancy evident in his body. In addition, the diabetes that Tom had developed had also been corrected. Within six months, he had reduced his daily insulin requirement from 88 units to zero; his blood sugar counts returned to normal.6 In short, Tom returned to full health. Dr.

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Omega-3 Eicosapentanoic acid (EPA), and Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) are manufactured by small unicellular ocean phytoplankton and (freshwater) microalgae, are passed up through the food chain, and concentrate in the Fat tissue in the higher fish to keep fish membranes fluid in cold water, found in eggs and (organ) meats.

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If the phytoplankton aren't faring well, it's a pretty good warning sign. They're the canaries in the oceanic coal mine. The effect of global warming on coral reefs—the rain forests of the ocean—is more direct. Warming waters can cause "heat shock," bleaching reefs and quickly killing them, while increased carbon dioxide in the water makes reefs more acidic and brittle. Research suggests that by the midpoint of this century, the rate of degradation of reefs will outpace their ability to self-repair, essentially killing them off. Fortunately, such a result isn't inevitable.

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Oceanographers have discovered that replacing dwindling amounts of phytoplankton algae in the ocean with iron sulfate granules dramatically speeds up the reformation of algae which absorbs carbon dioxide and brings the sealife back to feed. 14 In one experiment the scientists sprinkled 1000 pounds of iron sulfate over a 25 square mile area depleted of phytoplankton. Within two weeks, the new biomass sucked up 2500 tons of carbon dioxide from the air. They estimate that scaling up the experiment to 11 per cent of the world's oceans could zero out global warming over the next thirty years.

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Alpha-linolenic acid is found in green leaves, phytoplankton and algae, and selected seeds, nuts, and legumes. Arachidonic acid is obtained from meat, and the important omega-3 EFA eicosapentaenoic acid is found in fish. Vitamins and Minerals The diet also supplies the important micronutrients known as vitamins and minerals. They are needed only in trace amounts, but an absence or deficiency of just one vitamin or mineral can cause major illness. Dietary Fiber The body also needs a supply of dietary fiber, the indigestible portion of plant foods.

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When small fish feed on the phytoplankton, the PCBs are passed onto their fatty tissues and concentrate at levels much higher than those found in the phytoplankton. Larger fish feed on these smaller fish, and the levels of PCBs in their fatty tissues accumulate to even higher concentrations of PCBs. Humans eating the larger fish ingest PCBs at a concentration hundreds of thousands of times greater than the level at which the chemical originally entered the food chain.

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Therefore, as a result of the cycle that began with phytoplankton, MSM occurs naturally in the human body as a result of the food we eat. It is a normal component of fresh fruits, vegetables, seafood, and meat and can also be found in tea, coffee, and chocolate. MSM can be detected in the circulatory system (about 0.2 ppm in a normal adult male) and in human urine. Normal adult humans excrete from 4-11 mg of MSM each day in their urine. The concentration of MSM decreases with age in vertebrates.

The origins of MSM begin with the phytoplankton in the ocean. DMS is produced thtough a complex process ocorrring in the ocean. DMS escapes as a gas and rises into the upper atmosphere. (Some atmosphetic chemists suggest that MSM and its related compounds, DMSO and DMS, are the soutce of 85% of the sulfur compounds in all living organisms.) In the atmosphere, DMS is oxidized by ozone and ultraviolet light into its chemical cousins, DMSO and MSM. DMSO and MSM return to the earth in rain, where they are absorbed by the soil. Then plants rapidly take up the two compounds and concentrate them.

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The source of EPA and DHA found in most marine foodstuffs are phytoplankton. The phytoplankton, naturally rich in EPA and DHA, serve as food for a variety of sea creatures. Fish oil from herring, cod liver, salmon, mackerel, and sardines is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, while containing varying levels of EPA and DHA. Table 86.1 lists the relative concentration of fatty acids in some common fish species. The habitat in which fish grow has a major impact on their fatty acid composition.7 In the wild, fish consume DESCRIPTION Table 86.

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Boyd et al, "A Mesoscale phytoplankton Bloom in the Polar Southern Ocean Stimulated by Iron Fertilization", Nature, vol. 407, pp. 695-702, 2000. 15. Janet N. Abramovitz and Ashley T. Mattoon, Chapter 4 in State of the World 1999, Norton, New York. 16. Eugene Linden, "The Road to Disaster", Time, October 16, 2000. 17. Brian O'Leary, The Second Coming of Science, North Atlantic, Berkeley, CA, 1992. 18. William A. Tiller, Science and Human Transformation, Pavior, Walnut Creek, CA, 1997. 19.

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The source of EPA and DHA found in most marine foodstuffs are phytoplankton. The phytoplankton, naturally rich in EPA and DHA, serve as food for a variety of sea creatures. Fish oil from herring, cod liver, salmon, mackerel, and sardines is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, while containing varying levels of EPA and DHA. Table 86.1 lists the relative concentration of fatty acids in some common fish species. The habitat in which fish grow has a major impact on their fatty acid composition.7 In the wild, fish consume DESCRIPTION Table 86.

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The human destruction of trees on land and phytoplankton in the oceans is reducing the Earth's capacity to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.7 Another factor is that methane is outgassing from the Arctic permafrost at accelerating rates while the warmer temperatures are melting and vaporizing the permafrost. Methane is twenty times stronger than the same quantity of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The icing on the warming cake is that our gaping polar ozone holes allow more sunlight to come into the atmosphere and be trapped as heat.

In one experiment the scientists sprinkled 1000 pounds of iron sulfate over a 25 square mile area depleted of phytoplankton. Within two weeks, the new biomass sucked up 2500 tons of carbon dioxide from the air. They estimate that scaling up the experiment to 11 per cent of the world's oceans could zero out global warming over the next thirty years. While this development could provide an important near term solution to global warming and climate change, it should not give Americans or any other polluter any excuse to ignore the emissions standards set out in Kyoto and the Hague.

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